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Y Bontnewydd

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North Gwynedd. About 1,297 people in 14 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Y Bontnewydd, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,250
23rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Y Bontnewydd compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Y BontnewyddMiddle
Population65 wards, Gwynedd · 2021
Population: every ward in Gwynedd65 areas from 1,015 to 6,710. The middle area is 1,656. Y Bontnewydd is 1,250.
1,2508th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage65 wards, Gwynedd · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gwynedd65 areas from 11.1% to 99.2%. The middle area is 79.3%. Y Bontnewydd is 88.2%.
88.2%24th highest
Claimant rate59 wards, Gwynedd · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gwynedd59 areas from 0.7% to 6.9%. The middle area is 2.5%. Y Bontnewydd is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 6th lowest
Aged 15 to 6465 wards, Gwynedd · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Gwynedd65 areas from 47.5% to 86.0%. The middle area is 60.0%. Y Bontnewydd is 61.7%.
61.7%19th highest

Figures for the whole of Gwynedd

These figures are published for the whole of Gwynedd, not for each ward, so they describe all of Gwynedd and not Y Bontnewydd alone. See Gwynedd

Average house price
£204,974
Up 5.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,868
17th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
83.3years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Y Bontnewydd in brief

Y Bontnewydd had 1,250 usual residents at the census.

In Y Bontnewydd, 88.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Y Bontnewydd, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.7% of residents in Y Bontnewydd were aged 15 to 64 at the census.